Analysis News Sony generated $2.15bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q3 – up 16.4% year-on-yearBeyoncé's RENAISSANCE was Sony Music's biggest-selling recorded music project in calendar Q3 2022
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge on the dilution of the majors’ music on streaming platforms, TikTok’s future and moreGrainge participated in a Q&A on Universal Music Group's Q3 earnings call last week
Analysis News From UMG’s 13.3% YoY revenue growth in Q3 to Spotify’s 7m new subscribers… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpOur biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Analysis News Taylor Swift’s Midnights (3am Edition) has generated over $1.3m in sales on Tencent’s QQ Music in ChinaMidnights continues to perform well in China
Analysis News Universal generated nearly $1 billion from subscription streaming in Q3, as overall revenues grew 13.3% YoYUMG published its financial results for the three months to end of September 2022
Analysis News Global songwriter royalty collections topped $10bn in 2021, but were still below pre-pandemic levelsCISAC has published its Global Collections Report 2021
Analysis Blog HODL the Line: The future of Web3 in the music industryGregor Pryor, Head of Entertainment & Media at law firm Reed Smith, explores the future of Web3 investment in the music industry
Analysis News YouTube’s Q3 ad revenue slides 1.9% YoY amid ‘shift in user behavior’YouTube ad revenue in Q3 came in at $7.07 billion
Analysis News $200m SPAC, The Music Acquisition Corp, files to liquidate early and delist shares from NYSENeil Jacobson's SPAC cites multiple reasons for delisting request
Analysis News Apple Music just raised its subscription price to $10.99 in the US. Will Spotify be next?In the US, starting from Monday (October 24), an individual Apple Music subscription will go up by $1 per month
Analysis Why aren’t music royalties paid by the second?Stef Van Vugt, founder and CEO of Fruits Music, suggests some changes to the way royalties are earned – and paid out
Analysis News From BTS joining the military to Simon Cowell’s TikTok ‘talent show’… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpOur biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Analysis News Robert Kyncl’s to-do list.The new Warner Music Group boss may have these queries on his mind when he joins the music company in January
Analysis News The three major music publishers now own or control over 10 million songs between them (kind of)Investor figures from the three majors suggest they are – or will soon be – looking after double-digit millions of songs
Analysis News This AI firm just raised $101m at a reported $1bn valuation – and music is one of its areas of focusStability AI is described as the 'world's first community-driven, open-source artificial intelligence company'